From the NC Co-op Extension:
"A Copperhead snake bite needs medical attention, is extremely painful, and may cause extensive scarring and loss of use. Many people are bitten while trying to kill or handle the snake. Don't take chances -- avoid these snakes.
'Copperhead bites are typically not...
A Copperhead? Sorry, no way. It's head would be chopped off by a shovel.
We do have a garter snake that we named Stanley that we gave up trying to catch and move into the woods. He slithers into a tiny hole in the stone foundation and into the basement. This old farmhouse we're in seems to get...